The Reggie Fountain remains one of the most influential figures in performance boating history. Born in 1941 in North Carolina, he began racing at 14, later won multiple Formula One world championships with Mercury in the 1970s, and founded Fountain Powerboats in 1979. His revolutionary stepped-hull designs, notched transoms, and aggressive "hawk beak" bows made his boats the fastest and most sought-after in offshore V-bottom racing during the 1980s–2000s. Fountain himself set numerous speed rec